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I’m not crazy, I’m just a little unwell
I know, right now you can’t tell
But stay awhile and maybe then you’ll see
A different side of me
     — “Unwell,” Matchbox Twenty

1. The Magnificent: Name someone you absolutely adore, and tell us why. 
     My Wildcat found me through a series of bizarre coincidences, and latched on like there was no tomorrow.  She went out of her way, through all of my cynicism, to prove that things some things are meant to be.

2. The Muddy: Tell us something about life you just don’t “get”.
     When going out for breakfast this morning, I listened to a couple of Preacher’s relatives sitting far back away from everyone, talking in no unspecific terms about how cool it was that they were safe, since they’d blamed their accountant for fleecing money from their Church.  Thinking back, I know too many Church accountants who’ve committed suicide over crap like that.  How the Hell can people who are supposed to be leading us be such rotten bastards?

3. The Magnetic: Name something or someone good (or bad) you’re drawn to and you just can’t help it. Tell us if you want to change this or not.
     I’m drawn to my Wildcat, Hell or high water.  It’s a hopeless case.

4. The Mainstay: Who or what is something you just can’t live without? Why?
     See #3.  Retrospectively, I’ve always met a “special someone” at a time when I probably shouldn’t have, when I wasn’t prepared.  This time around, things were different.  I was ready… and now I’m hooked.

5. The Masquerade: Tell us something about yourself we wouldn’t already know.
     Most of my time growing up was spent in the care of other people, usually elderly people.  My Grandmother. Mary, the sister of one of my mother’s managers.  I struggled a lot growing up because I had a lot of Wisdom way too early… and too often forgot to be a kid.  I flip back and forth a lot these days…

6. The Mettle: Tell us about a time you showed courage in yourself, or tell us what you wish you had the courage to do.
     A while back, I had a really intense migraine.  The next day, I lost my mind in a bad way.  I just woke up that morning, and it was gone.  I started therapy… and while a lot of people think that’s not a big deal, it was one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do.  These days, I know where my mind is.  I just misplace it sometimes.

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